Super Eagles interim coach has invited 23 players for this month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.
Eguavoen handed invitations to more than a handful of players that prosecuted last month’s qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
One of Europe’s most in-form forwards and the leading candidate for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year, Ademola Lookman leads 22 other players for the home-and-away clash against Libya.
Reigning CAF Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen and Olisah Ndah are the notable absentees from the squad as they are currently injured.
Sevilla winger, Chidera Ejuke who has had an impressive start at the Spanish club this season, makes a return to the Super Eagles for the first time in three years.
See full list below:
Goalkeepers:
Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa);
Maduka Okoye (Udinese FC, Italy); Amas Obasogie (Fasil Kenema SC, Ethiopia)
Defenders:
William Ekong (Al-Kholood FC, Saudi Arabia);
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce SK, Turkey); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Benjamin Tanimu (Crawley Town, England)
Midfielders:
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Raphael
Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio FC. Italy); Frank Onyeka (Augsburg FC, Germany); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England)
Forwards:
Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Chidera
Ejuke (Sevilla FC, Spain); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Kelechi Iheanacho (Sevilla FC, Spain); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, England)
The Super Eagles will take on Libya at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday 11th before playing the return fixture four days later in Tripoli.
The three-time Africa Cup of Nations champions are top of Group D with 4 points after their opening two matches.
